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Fish farms guided by Sentinels and the cloud21 October 2016
Fish farms guided by Sentinels and the cloud21 October 2016 A new service harnesses three decades of satellite observations of coastal zones made available through a cloud-based system to provide a rich information source for fisheries, one of our fastest growing sources of food.
Earth’s most active volcanoes on satellite watch20 October 2016
Earth’s most active volcanoes on satellite watch20 October 2016 As hundreds flee lava and ash spewed from Mexico’s Colima volcano, its continuing eruption is being tracked not only by ground instruments but also from space. Starting last month, Colima is one of 22 active volcanoes worldwide being monitored by sate...
Sentinel-3A Earth colour data released20 October 2016
Sentinel-3A Earth colour data released20 October 2016 Today, the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite has taken another step towards being fully ‘operational’ as the first data from its Ocean and Land Colour Instrument are made available to monitor the health of our planet.
SMOS on speed14 October 2016
SMOS on speed14 October 2016 While ESA’s water mission was built to advance our understanding of Earth, it continues to show how well it’s suited to delivering information for numerous applications that improve everyday life. Taking this a step further, soil moisture data product...
Business in the ever-changing digital world 06 October 2016
Business in the ever-changing digital world 06 October 2016 In an era of profound digital transformation, business leaders and IT experts are convening at ESA’s mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, today for the first SAP Digital Leaders’ Summit.
Magnetic oceans and electric Earth03 October 2016
Magnetic oceans and electric Earth03 October 2016 Oceans might not be thought of as magnetic, but they make a tiny contribution to our planet’s protective magnetic shield. Remarkably, ESA’s Swarm satellites have not only measured this extremely faint field, but have also led to new discoveries about...
